Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Democratic National Committee members removed David Hogg his vice chair position \u2014 discharging the 25-year-old activist and another vice chair from national party posts amid his threats to take on \u201cineffective\u201d Democratic incumbents in primaries.<\/p>\n
The virtual vote, which concluded on Wednesday and the results were obtained by POLITICO, vacated its two vice chair positions, stemming from a procedural complaint unrelated to Hogg\u2019s primary activities, and put forth a plan to hold a new election. Hogg and Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta must now run again for their positions next week.<\/p>\n
The election offers a potential reset for a party that\u2019s dealt with a series of Hogg-related controversies in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
In April, Hogg announced the group that he co-founded, Leaders We Deserve, planned to drop $20 million<\/a> on safe-seat Democratic primaries, hoping to oust \u201casleep-at-the-wheel\u201d Democrats. The move triggered a wave of anger from elected officials and DNC members<\/a> alike, who vented that Hogg\u2019s role as a party leader conflicted with the decision to take on incumbents.<\/p>\n The internal drama exploded again over the weekend, when POLITICO reported on leaked audio from a DNC meeting in which Chair Ken Martin told Hogg<\/a> and other DNC leaders that his leadership has suffered due to the clash. The vice chair, Martin said, had \u201cessentially destroyed any chance I have\u201d to show national leadership.<\/p>\n Several of the DNC leaders who participated in the call expressed support for Martin and accused Hogg or his supporters of leaking it. Hogg, for his part, denied he shared it<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, the DNC will hold a new elections for the two vice chair roles \u2014 the vote for the new male vice chair will take place from June 12 to June 14 and then vote for a second vice chair of any gender from June 15 to June 17.<\/p>\n